Motocross

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Across
  1. 2. A symptom from a rider gripping the bar too hard causing the forearms muscles to get hard restricting blood flow.
  2. 5. governing body for motocross in the USA
  3. 6. Riders who are new to riding or racing. But also referred to as riders who are not yet professionals
  4. 7. A corner that used to have a bank in it but that bank has been moved & destroyed by the riders
  5. 9. A block pass is when a racer passes another racer in a corner and makes them slow down or lose momentum. With our without contact. A good passing technique if a rider is hard to get around.
  6. 10. Small bumps created by riders from continually braking, usually before corners. As the race continues, these bumps become bigger and require more control over them
  7. 12. Sort of a block pass but in reverse. If you are in front of someone, typically in a corner, you brake to screw up a racer’s momentum behind you
  8. 14. A jump that sends the rider far rather than high.
  9. 15. The amount of time spent in the air when jumping
  10. 17. Large banked corner on a track.
  11. 19. The supply of parts for off-road machines that are NOT supplied by the company that made your bike
Down
  1. 1. Clay that has been packed down and dried. Basically, it’s as hard as cement. It turns blue after riding on it for a while
  2. 3. Acronym for bicycle motocross. A form of racing conducted on a track consisting of a start gate, several berms, and jumps & rollers. Done with bikes using 20-inch wheels
  3. 4. To use all of the bike’s suspension. Can be heard with a metallic clank.
  4. 7. Your helmet
  5. 8. A slow rider “marking” the back of the pack
  6. 11. For riding in dense tree areas. Metal pieces on handlebars that protect your hands from trees.
  7. 12. Mark Barnetts nickname
  8. 13. When you lock up the back brake forcing the rear wheel to slide out as you turn
  9. 16. Can be used when describing going all out. You can use it in pretty much any situation. Comes from the beautiful sound a 2 stroke engine makes while riding it fast.
  10. 17. Jumped off the bike (to avoid a nasty crash).
  11. 18. Usually used to describe when you charge at the whoops and skim across the top of them.